Both teams' desire carried them down to the final out before North Hamilton pulled out a 5-4 win with the tying run for the Schroths standing 90 feet away.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:19:01 -0400201706272119012017-06-27T21:19:01-04:002017-06-27T21:19:01-04:00TRENTON >> Thunder manager Bobby Mitchell says he has wanted Jorge Mateo in Double-A for a long time. A variety of factors have stymied the 22-year-old, once heralded as the top prospect in the Yankees' farm system, but Mateo and his blazing speed are finally in town.

Mateo, who led all of minor league baseball with 82 stolen bases in 2015, arrived at Arm & Hammer Park at 4 p.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:37:29 -0400201706272112202017-06-27T20:37:29-04:002017-06-27T21:12:20-04:00If the Lawrence Little League All-Stars remember to bring their bats to the District 12 Tournament, there's a good chance they might just do the damage.

Manager Sean Willever said the Lawrence lineup features four or five players who can give it a ride over the fence.

The big bonus in Little League is when you can get a runner or two on and then have a slugger pop one over the fence.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:54:56 -0400201706272056132017-06-27T19:54:56-04:002017-06-27T20:56:13-04:00HAMILTON >> Austin Hodges got things started with the bat and he finished the game off with his arm, but in between was a brilliant pitching performance from Luke Potts.

The two were just a part of a very impressive showing by West Windsor-Plainsboro.

The Green and Gold banged out 13 hits and took care of Ewing/Hopewell Valley, 12-2, in six innings on Tuesday night in the Babe Ruth League District One 15-year old tournament being held at Hamilton's Switlik Park.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:50:00 -0400201706272050002017-06-27T20:50:00-04:002017-06-27T20:50:00-04:00TRENTON >> New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has shut down any prospect of meeting with the former star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" over the state's bail reform.

Christie said Tuesday that he would sooner meet with the reporter who asked about the bounty hunter than Duane "Dog" Chapman himself.

Chapman was in Trenton Monday, meeting with lawmakers to discuss bail reforms that went into effect this year.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:40:54 -0400201706272040542017-06-27T20:40:54-04:002017-06-27T20:40:54-04:00TRENTON >> New Jersey is borrowing more than $300 million to renovate its statehouse, but some of the work to clear old items out is being done by prison inmates.

Department of Corrections spokesman Matt Schuman said Tuesday the inmates are working as part of the state's DEPTCOR program, which allows towns and state agencies to use inmate labor for projects.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:40:49 -0400201706272040492017-06-27T20:40:49-04:002017-06-27T20:40:49-04:00TRENTON >> Trenton has hired a virtual unknown to lead the Tornadoes next season.

The school board appointed Greg Hyslop, a gym teacher at Hill Annex, to coach the Trenton Central High School varsity football team on Tuesday night.

Hyslop, 33, was hired by the district in January and worked at Robeson Elementary School this past year.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:17:06 -0400201706272031402017-06-27T20:17:06-04:002017-06-27T20:31:40-04:00When he got it all started with a 2014 yawn and wink, the initial reaction was that Pat Gillick was just being Pat Gillick again. Three years later, it has turned out not to be whimsical, prescient or wise. Three years later, it's proven to have been a blast of patience that has cost the Phillies organization a hunk of its soul.]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:18:20 -0400201706272018202017-06-27T20:18:20-04:002017-06-27T20:18:20-04:00When the boys on the Nottingham Little League team show up for practice they are reminded of just how successful this program is.

This summer's group has redemption on its mind after Nottingham had a stretch of five straight District 12 titles snapped.

Still, Nottingham is the most successful program in the district, having amassed 27 D-12 championships.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:56:02 -0400201706271956022017-06-27T19:56:02-04:002017-06-27T19:56:02-04:00The West End Little League All-Stars have shown improvement over recent years, and with another talented group of players, manager Ron Davis has high expectations for this group.

Davis has been the president of West End Little League for well over 20 years, but this is first stab at managing.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:55:52 -0400201706271955522017-06-27T19:55:52-04:002017-06-27T19:55:52-04:00The West Windsor Little League All-Stars got a taste of success when they won the District 12 title for 11-year-olds last summer.

Now, can they turn it into a 12-year-old crown for the first time since 2010?

"Whether it translates or not, I don't know," manager Mick Callahan said. "The bottom line is we're going to do whatever we can do to control our own destiny when we step on that field.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:55:42 -0400201706271955422017-06-27T19:55:42-04:002017-06-27T19:55:42-04:00Manager Andrew Liggio knows when it comes to chemistry, nobody has more than the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League All-Stars.

And if that is any indication, he believes this might be a fun summer for this group of boys when the District 12 Tournament starts.

"I love that all the kids love playing for each other as teammates," Liggio said.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:55:33 -0400201706271955332017-06-27T19:55:33-04:002017-06-27T19:55:33-04:00Even if the Florence Little League All-Stars fall behind in a game, manager Jim Carnival knows his group of boys aren't going to quit.

That may be their biggest asset.

"They all have grit, hard work, no quit and big hearts," Carnival said. "They're interchangeable throughout the field with a will to win.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:55:24 -0400201706271955242017-06-27T19:55:24-04:002017-06-27T19:55:24-04:00Manager Tim O'Sullivan knows exactly where the HTRBA Little League All-Stars need to improve in order to be a factor in the District 12 Tournament.

O'Sullivan and his boys have worked hard to correct the defensive issues that plagued HTRBA last smmer.

"We have to be able to play defense," O'Sullivan said.

]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:55:15 -0400201706271955152017-06-27T19:55:15-04:002017-06-27T19:55:15-04:00When Sunnybrae Little League manager Glen Dittes sizes up the District 12 Tournament field, he sees an opportunity for his boys to breakthrough for the first time.